Biogeographic subregion 2013 wetland system extents
Definition of biogeographic subregion
based on wetland mapping version 5.0
2013 wetland system extent by biogeographic subregion Download this table in .CSV format
Biogeographic subregion
Total area (km²)
Wetland area by system
Total wetland area (km²)
artificial and highly modified
estuarine
lacustrine
palustrine
riverine
Total
1,731,405.4
3,329.9
11,618.2
5,480.9
31,329.3
24,861.3
76,619.7
Alice Tableland
28,667.6
4.7
0.0
188.7
485.3
184.0
862.7
Anakie Inlier
3,822.8
7.1
0.0
0.0
1.1
27.1
35.3
Arcadia
7,152.9
22.2
0.0
36.6
28.1
62.2
149.1
Armraynald Plains
15,894.4
12.0
2.5
1.7
356.8
547.4
920.5
Atherton
1,770.4
17.4
0.0
1.7
6.5
7.8
33.5
Banana - Auburn Ranges
15,475.5
40.1
0.0
0.0
2.0
133.5
175.5
Barakula
13,017.1
11.6
0.0
10.3
7.1
56.7
85.7
Barkly Tableland
21,805.8
2.3
0.0
0.0
187.1
567.1
756.5
Basalt Downs
12,747.3
176.8
0.0
0.0
2.4
106.1
285.3
Battle Camp Sandstones
5,045.6
0.1
12.8
0.0
7.8
48.7
69.4
Bellenden Ker - Lamb
2,711.2
26.0
1.1
0.5
6.4
8.3
42.3
Belyando Downs
17,721.3
61.6
0.0
0.5
61.5
235.5
359.1
Beucazon Hills
958.2
2.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
34.9
38.0
Bogie River Hills
10,547.3
36.2
29.8
0.4
9.3
270.1
345.6
Boomer Range
2,205.4
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.3
24.1
24.9
Brisbane - Barambah Volcanics
8,067.8
140.9
0.0
0.1
3.4
89.8
234.3
Broken River
33,095.9
60.1
0.0
15.9
50.5
1,262.3
1,388.7
Buckland Basalts
2,813.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
9.7
10.9
Bulloo
6,190.4
0.0
0.0
213.4
1,944.8
50.3
2,208.5
Bulloo Dunefields
10,772.1
0.9
0.0
218.5
261.6
25.7
506.7
Burnett - Curtis Coastal Lowlands
7,069.1
70.5
179.1
3.9
279.5
125.1
658.1
Burnett - Curtis Hills and Ranges
10,317.4
116.0
321.3
2.1
41.9
146.7
628.1
Burringbar - Conondale Ranges
5,354.1
101.7
2.3
1.4
22.9
70.8
199.1
Byfield
1,281.4
0.2
1.7
0.0
10.3
35.1
47.2
Callide Creek Downs
3,013.0
10.5
0.0
2.0
7.7
28.1
48.3
Cape - Campaspe Plains
10,070.3
7.3
0.0
7.4
48.1
361.9
424.7
Cape River Hills
7,479.9
243.5
0.0
0.1
3.8
167.4
414.8
Cape York - Torres Strait
1,021.0
0.9
255.4
0.0
17.5
6.6
280.3
Carnarvon Ranges
22,636.9
5.0
0.0
6.4
7.8
50.8
70.0
Central Downs
93,788.2
41.8
0.0
0.0
10.4
235.1
287.3
Claraville Plains
37,380.1
1.3
0.0
0.0
725.7
551.3
1,278.4
Clarke - Connors Ranges
6,319.9
15.3
0.7
0.0
0.0
51.1
67.1
Claude River Downs
10,262.1
10.2
0.0
1.3
6.0
99.1
116.6
Coastal Plains
2,885.9
0.1
710.0
0.1
195.4
3.0
908.6
Coen - Yambo Inlier
23,134.8
2.0
153.9
0.2
49.8
287.2
493.1
Coongie
57.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.9
8.8
9.7
Cooper - Diamantina Plains
34,377.7
0.6
0.0
806.5
11,348.3
652.2
12,807.6
Culgoa - Bokhara
4,203.2
257.5
0.0
0.5
14.0
71.3
343.4
Cuttaburra - Paroo
6,440.5
0.3
0.0
210.0
454.8
3.6
668.8
Daintree - Bloomfield
3,581.2
1.2
54.4
0.2
23.9
33.7
113.4
Dawson River Downs
9,828.1
51.2
0.0
1.4
39.0
56.3
147.9
Debella
815.3
39.9
40.2
0.0
0.6
20.3
100.9
Dieri
2,590.8
0.0
0.0
53.5
27.7
11.2
92.5
Donors Plateau
24,499.6
25.0
69.5
1.0
216.0
554.9
866.2
Doomadgee Plains
16,847.5
1.5
11.5
0.3
226.0
199.9
439.2
Dulacca Downs
1,624.4
5.1
0.0
0.0
0.3
1.7
7.1
Eastern Darling Downs
16,980.6
112.2
0.0
0.7
25.3
58.2
196.5
Eastern Mulga Plains
15,632.7
5.9
0.0
0.0
115.3
48.7
169.9
Flinders
4,352.6
2.6
0.0
0.0
1.6
103.3
107.5
Georgetown - Croydon
10,414.1
13.6
0.0
0.1
4.1
245.1
262.9
Georgina - Eyre Plains
12,127.6
0.0
0.0
222.8
3,788.5
500.7
4,512.0
Georgina Limestone
14,379.1
2.2
0.0
8.3
88.3
85.8
184.6
Gilberton Plateau
14,039.4
1.6
0.0
11.6
21.4
135.6
170.1
Goneaway Tablelands
51,822.2
4.5
0.0
65.4
179.7
1,828.9
2,078.5
Great Sandy
3,624.1
0.8
107.1
13.4
410.9
16.5
548.7
Gympie Block
8,590.2
36.2
1.5
0.1
14.8
234.7
287.3
Herbert
2,221.9
7.4
150.2
0.1
73.5
103.0
334.1
Herberton - Wairuna
6,617.7
10.4
0.0
29.9
30.6
185.7
256.6
Hodgkinson Basin
16,072.2
56.1
0.0
0.5
5.1
299.1
360.7
Holroyd Plain - Red Plateau
22,084.7
2.0
0.0
2.4
140.3
495.5
640.1
Inglewood Sandstones
12,187.9
36.4
0.0
5.1
5.1
47.2
93.9
Innisfail
1,959.2
15.5
95.5
0.3
120.6
32.6
264.6
Isaac - Comet Downs
26,934.0
138.1
0.0
0.8
103.2
457.8
700.0
Jardine - Pascoe Sandstones
14,512.9
0.0
429.5
39.9
578.4
46.7
1,094.5
Jericho
14,869.3
5.7
0.0
0.1
25.5
103.7
134.9
Karumba Plains
10,707.4
0.4
4,768.2
19.8
290.7
71.0
5,150.1
Kidston
29,295.3
17.1
0.0
25.7
10.0
747.7
800.5
Kirrama - Hinchinbrook
2,831.6
14.7
6.9
0.0
4.5
16.4
42.5
Kynuna Plateau
22,933.1
6.6
0.0
0.0
8.1
408.4
423.1
Lake Pure
9,849.1
0.0
0.0
140.6
117.7
7.3
265.5
Langlo Plains
12,904.8
1.5
0.0
32.6
42.5
65.9
142.5
Laura Lowlands
17,915.4
0.9
108.2
1.8
240.3
177.2
528.3
Macalister
1,127.3
4.2
0.3
0.0
3.5
15.7
23.8
Macintyre - Weir Fan
2,919.7
103.2
0.0
5.1
44.7
103.5
256.6
Manifold
796.8
0.2
85.1
0.0
78.1
43.9
207.3
Marlborough Plains
12,168.4
126.2
1,286.6
5.9
441.1
172.1
2,031.9
McArthur
5,891.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
14.0
99.6
113.6
Mitchell - Gilbert Fans
52,628.2
2.2
67.3
20.9
1,004.4
2,650.9
3,745.7
Moonie - Barwon Interfluve
6,894.7
36.2
0.0
0.9
4.7
13.5
55.2
Moonie R. - Commoron Creek Floodout
7,506.6
24.5
0.0
0.2
10.7
20.2
55.6
Moreton Basin
7,849.7
62.5
0.8
5.4
45.1
121.5
235.3
Mount Isa Inlier
46,418.5
70.9
0.0
0.0
0.7
1,220.7
1,292.3
Mount Morgan Ranges
12,759.7
60.1
1.5
10.2
9.9
90.9
172.5
Nandewar Northern Complex
6,294.0
41.3
0.0
0.0
0.7
91.5
133.6
Narrandool
165.0
3.0
0.0
0.6
0.0
0.0
3.6
Nebine Plains
12,078.0
1.2
0.0
19.2
569.2
56.4
646.0
Nebo - Connors Ranges
4,492.7
1.6
0.0
0.0
2.0
95.1
98.7
Noccundra Slopes
17,987.6
1.2
0.0
9.2
112.5
157.8
280.7
North Eastern Plains
6,603.7
3.0
0.0
0.0
13.9
99.9
116.9
Northern Bowen Basin
13,169.6
64.5
0.0
3.4
22.0
261.1
350.9
Northern Holroyd Plain
24,640.7
0.3
20.5
0.0
875.9
145.2
1,041.9
Northern Uplands
11,475.5
1.7
0.0
0.0
1.0
31.7
34.4
Paluma - Seaview
2,337.5
2.5
0.0
0.0
0.3
15.7
18.5
Prairie - Torrens Creeks Alluvials
15,803.8
5.4
0.0
11.0
92.1
115.6
224.0
Proserpine - Sarina Lowlands
4,717.8
33.5
390.3
2.2
103.0
109.2
638.1
Scenic Rim
2,286.9
7.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
24.5
31.8
Simpson Desert
19,649.9
0.0
0.0
323.5
77.8
3.3
404.6
South Burnett
5,638.7
18.2
0.0
1.4
3.7
29.2
52.5
South Drummond Basin
10,092.4
6.8
0.0
1.4
11.3
93.4
112.9
Southern Downs
42,646.7
43.8
0.0
3.0
38.9
289.7
375.5
Southern Great Barrier Reef
2.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Southern Wooded Downs
47,209.9
28.6
0.0
0.3
18.1
465.9
513.0
Southwestern Downs
37,154.5
6.9
0.0
6.6
117.9
599.8
731.1
Southwestern Plateaus & Floodouts
13,335.2
5.2
0.0
0.0
7.8
244.3
257.2
Stanthorpe Plateau
1,379.4
6.5
0.0
0.0
2.2
34.2
43.0
Starke Coastal Lowlands
5,139.1
1.2
201.0
16.8
104.4
64.0
387.4
Strzelecki Desert
4,024.4
0.7
0.0
396.4
26.8
0.5
424.3
Sturt Stony Desert
57,739.5
3.5
0.0
2,031.5
1,308.9
500.6
3,844.5
Sunshine Coast - Gold Coast Lowlands
3,655.0
55.2
229.5
11.1
330.2
63.1
689.1
Tara Downs
5,113.4
12.3
0.0
1.7
8.6
3.4
26.0
Taroom Downs
6,520.0
9.9
0.0
3.8
28.8
92.1
134.6
Tenterfield Plateau
74.6
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.7
1.8
Thorntonia
7,790.7
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.1
396.0
396.5
Toko Plains
4,984.3
0.0
0.0
40.9
14.4
14.7
70.0
Townsville Plains
7,680.2
93.2
654.5
7.5
195.6
352.7
1,303.5
Tully
1,388.8
5.7
202.9
0.2
90.6
19.3
318.7
Undara - Toomba Basalts
20,762.1
4.4
0.0
47.1
461.4
270.5
783.3
Upper Belyando Floodout
4,662.8
3.1
0.0
1.6
4.4
9.6
18.7
Urisino Sandplains
8,602.5
0.2
0.0
2.1
69.1
5.2
76.6
Warrambool - Moonie
5,735.8
81.9
0.0
19.3
19.6
40.1
160.9
Warrego Plains
21,681.3
6.7
0.0
23.6
239.2
57.7
327.2
Weipa Plateau
28,756.7
11.7
725.9
0.0
578.7
115.5
1,431.9
Wellesley Islands
1,277.1
0.0
207.3
0.4
13.7
0.0
221.5
Weribone High
9,665.1
51.6
0.0
2.1
6.3
74.0
134.0
West Balonne Plains
19,911.9
68.3
0.0
1.1
50.2
10.2
129.8
West Bulloo
28,521.0
4.4
0.0
7.4
132.3
74.2
218.3
West Warrego
42,206.2
2.7
0.0
24.4
105.5
68.9
201.5
Whitsunday
911.5
0.5
30.3
0.1
0.3
0.5
31.8
Woodenbong
28.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Woondoola Plains
23,751.1
9.0
1.4
2.2
119.6
891.7
1,023.9
Woorabinda
7,497.8
3.9
0.0
0.0
40.8
64.3
108.9
Wyarra Hills
3,979.4
2.8
0.0
0.8
3.7
47.7
55.0
Note that these totals may be lower than the Queensland totals due to incomplete coverage of biogeographic subregions.
Disclaimer
Areas do not include marine or estuarine waters but do include estuarine wetland vegetation (e.g. mangroves and tidal flats).
All statistics are approximate and generated based on data transformed to a customised Albers equal-area projection, thus allowing wetland extent change for different regions of Queensland to be comparable.
Areas may change over time as mapping approaches improve.
Totals may not match the sum of individually displayed figures due to the rounding of displayed figures.
This page should be cited as:
Department of Environment and Science, Queensland (2015) Biogeographic subregion 2013 wetland system extents, WetlandInfo website, accessed 13 April 2023 . Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/statistics/wetland-extent-2013/biogeographic-subregion.html